Mersawa Merah
Anisoptera megistocarpa
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Dipterocarpaceae
Genus
Anisoptera
Mersawa Merah belongs to the family Dipterocarpaceae, order Malvales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Mersawa Merah faces severe population decline due to extensive logging and deforestation throughout its range in Southeast Asian tropical forests. The species' valuable timber has made it a primary target for commercial exploitation, while agricultural expansion and palm oil plantations continue to fragment and destroy its remaining habitat.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Inhabits primary and secondary tropical lowland dipterocarp forests, typically found in well-drained soils at elevations up to 800 meters. The species occurs in both hill forests and coastal lowland areas throughout Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Mersawa Merah faces severe population decline due to extensive logging and deforestation throughout its range in Southeast Asian tropical forests. The species' valuable timber has made it a primary target for commercial exploitation, while agricultural expansion and palm oil plantations continue to fragment and destroy its remaining habitat.
Commercial logging and timber exploitation
Deforestation for agricultural expansion
Habitat fragmentation
Palm oil plantation development
Illegal logging activities
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Mersawa Merah (Anisoptera megistocarpa). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/mersawa-merah